Sunday, July 19, 2009

a few things going on in the quilt'n room

Good Morning!!I see that there are some posts on old and new quilts the one below is the second quilt I made the sampler is lost that I had done. This one was pieced and quilted by hand and went to my mom's bed (king size). I found the pattern in a mag (sorry can't remember which one) and it was about 20 years ago. You can see it was well loved. I just got it back this year and wondered what I was going to do with it.. I think I am going to applique new arches on it.. the quilting is still good right now it is folded and on my Lazyboy to curl up in.The sun had bleached alot of the arches you can see the "real" color along the edges.

The bargello below was a class I took a couple of years ago Monika was teaching it. Monika was the one that helped me with my one block wonder class that I blogged at the beginning. Mom came and I asked her to finish the binding I had it almost done. The color was to match mom's dishes, it will go on her dinning table. The pattern was from an Australian Patchwork Mag that is out of print cause everyone loved it so much. A girl in Newmarket Ontario LAQ it in this wonderful flaming pattern a nice change from those waves everyone gets... and I did want different. Now who is this below and what is she doing?? I belong to a group that Iam coordinating a mini swap and mom is working on hers. It is really adorable and her hand quilting is perfect. She is confident now to hand quilt her quilts and give them away.

And I am currently working on a mini double wedding ring for a swap that I am in with machine applique..it is a mini that is for sure!!

I didn't realize the pic would also advertise the Bernina...LOL we are having another wonderful visit...

10 comments:

Okay, the other pictures are pretty darned impressive, too (as usual!) - but I want to make sure your mom gets the warm fuzzies and encouragement...

I have always wanted to do a woven bargello - just never got around to buying a pattern for it (and I have some sort of block when it comes to designing my own). Hmm. It might be that I have plenty of other designs clogging up the brain right now.

Deb..it's a shame to see your older quilt faded so badly. It usually happens slowly over time and people don't know to move the quilt until it's too late.I LOVE the bargelo! That's one I've never tried. I'm not as fond of usual up and down pattern..but that twisted bargello is calling my name! Yours is SO pretty!Those minis..oh my! Both of them are spectacular. You have some very lucky swap partners. I'm sure they'll be thrilled. ;)

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